Numbers: Oct. 14, 2002

$28 billion Record-setting amount in punitive damages awarded to a lung-cancer-ridden smoker who sued Philip Morris for using false advertising to entice her to become a lifelong smoker

$3 billion Next highest amount ever awarded in punitive damages to a plaintiff in a smoking case

$455,700 Average price of a 30-sec. commercial during Friends, the highest on TV

11 Number of men Phoebe has dated or married since Friends began, the highest on the show

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